Global Energy Trends

By Athanasios Pitatzis First Greek Pulication: 25/01/2018 and republish of the English Version on 14/04/2018 by Foreign Affairs the Hellenic Edition, https://www.foreignaffairs.gr/ Link for the photo profile of this article: http://seanews.co.uk/supporting-innovation-in-lng-carriers/ In recent years, and especially after 2014, the Global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market has evolved and transformed into a “global”…

By Athanasios Pitatzis It was first on OilVoice at 9th of June 2016, http://www.oilvoice.com/n/Global-Future-Energy-Mix-Fossil-Fuels-VS-Alternative-Sources-of-Energy/6518c1922c06.aspx U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA) Estimations In the report International Energy Outlook 2016 U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts that the main factors that can affect the future global energy mix are: Economic growth in key economies (China,…

By Athanasios Pitatzis It was first on OilVoice at 23th of May 2016, http://www.oilvoice.com/n/Porters-Five-Forces-Model-for-the-Oil-Gas-Industry/c56bd619b3de.aspx Porter’s Five Forces framework is one useful strategic tool to evaluate potential opportunities and threats/risks for the oil and gas industry. The five key factors of this model are: Competitive rivalry Threat of New Entrants Threat of Substitutes…

By Athanasios Pitatzis It was first on OilVoice at 9th of May 2016, http://www.oilvoice.com/n/PEST-Analysis-for-global-oil-and-gas-companies-operations/07720ffeec07.aspx The evaluation of PEST Analysis involves the Political, the Economic, the Social – Culture and the Technological environment in which an oil and gas company operates. Political Factors The threats for the business of oil and gas companies…

Methane Hydrates: A Business opportunity for NOCs in the Middle East and large IOCs? By Athanasios Pitatzis In today’s article we will cover the possibility that Methane Hydrates can become a business opportunity for the National Oil Companies (NOCs) in the Middle East or the large integrated oil companies like…

By Athanasios Pitatzis In the next decades, China will need huge amounts of natural gas to cover its domestic consumption. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) Chinas natural gas demand will reach 300 – 350 bcm per year until 2019. Also, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration China…

By Athanasios Pitatzis The oil and gas exploration has evolved tremendously the last decades since the first oil well was drilled. The first known oil well was drilled by Chinese in the year 347 AD but according to Herodotus and confirmed by Diodorus Siculus, asphalt was used in the construction…